Allied Drive Advances as Nazi Losses Reach 152,000
Paris AP reports Allied forces destroyed or severely battered about 152,000 German troops in the first three weeks of the offensive from Nov 8 to 30. Eisenhower's armies shattered seven divisions and mauled 22 more, while Patton's Third Army pushed into the Saar basin and Saarbruck en, with breakthrough across the Saar near Sarreguemines and multiple crossings.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
France
Siegfried Line
Saarlautern
Saar River
Dillingen
Saar Basin
George 5. Patton
Third Army
Saarbrucken
Alexander M. Patch
Saare Union
Gambsheim
Rhine
Strasbourg
Vosges
Courtney H. Hodges
Bernard L. Montgomiery
21St Army Group
Holland
Maas River
Patton
90Th Divison
Germany
Saarfoucker
Sarregue Mines
Sarreguemines
Saar
Dieding
Wittring
American 77th Division Reaches Ormoc Outskirts
Allied forces press the Leyte assault as the 77th Division nears Ormoc on the western Leyte coast within about 30 hours of landing. Simultaneous moves by the Seventh Infantry and 32nd Division threaten to trap Japanese 26th Division. torpedo boats sink several small vessels and American planes destroy or damage multiple enemy ships.
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Philippines
77Th Division
Ormoce Gulf
Ormoc
Leyte
Bay Coast
U. S
26Th Division
Andrew D. Bruce
Guam
Camp Downes
Offormoc
77Th
Douglas MacArthur
Ormoc Bay
Aout
Seventh Infantry Division
Albuera
William H. Gill
Limon
Camotes
Visayan Islands
Palompon
Quake Damages Hit Osaka Nagoya and Coastal Areas
The Associated Press reports Japan admitted damage in Osaka and Nagoya after Thursday’s earthquake. Shizuoka coastal areas faced landslides and a tidal surge while Tokyo possibly trembled, but Domei said overall losses were light with reconstruction starting immediately.
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Tokyo
Honshu
Osaka
Nagoya
Shizuoka
Domei
Fire Causes 250000 Damage at War Dell Chevrolet Building
Undetermined origin fire early Saturday caused about 250000 in damage to the three story brick War Dell Chevrolet building in Oelwein. Harry Wardell and Earl Moore operated jointly on war material production. Waterloo and Independence fire trucks assisted. two Independence firefighters were minorly injured by a falling wall. The blaze started between 2 30 and 3 a m.
B 29 Raiders Hover Off Seto Naikai As Fleet Hopes Loom
American B 29 Superfortresses raided the Seto Naikai coast for over an hour on Saturday, Radio Tokyo said, amid speculation they targeted the Kure naval base. Tokyo also reported lone B 29s struck Tokyo in morning sorties, with a later raid on the inland sea area.
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Washington
Seto Naikai
Japan
Radio Tokyo
Kure
Tokyo
Setolé Naikai
Honshu
Shikoku
Kyushu
Philippines
At Least Two Die in Powder Plant Blast
An earth shaking explosion in the main nitro powder plant of the Hercules Powder company Saturday killed at least two persons and injured 25 or more. The blast shattered windows in nearby towns and was felt as far as 12 miles away.
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Hercules
Calif
Hercules Powder Company
German supply routes hit by air force in Dutch area
German supply routes to V-2 rocket sites around The Hague were blasted by tactical air force planes in a supply disruption operation.
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London
INS
Hague
Netherlands
Vote Promptly urged for Cedar Rapids war mother contest
Linn county war finance committee urges series E bond purchasers to vote promptly in Cedar Rapids contest to name a war mother who will christen a Victory ship in Wilmington California. ballots must bear the paid stamp and indicate votes per dollar of maturity, with a Dec. 16 deadline.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County War Finance Committee
Memorial Coliseum
War Bond Office
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Marines
Wilmington
Calif
Reds Break Through German Lines Near Budapest
Premier Stalin announced the Red army breached German lines north east of Budapest advancing 37 miles on a 5 mile front and reaching the Danube above the city. Berlin radio reported Vac taken 15 miles northeast of Budapest sealing off the capital from the north.
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London
Stalin
Red Army
Budapest
Danube
Berlin
Vac
Transocean
Vienna
Hungary
Former Soldier Killed in Crash Near Marengo
Dean Patterson 22 died when a pickup veered into a ditch on highway 149 south of Marengo during a return from a Friday night dance in Victor. Three others injured include Rita Tedrow 17 and Tommy Tedrow 14 severely, Joan Churchill 13 less severely. driver Vincent Wagner 34 and Myrene Johnston 18 escaped shaken. Patterson a Wellman native and former Army private discharged a year ago.
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the Gazette
Marengo
Dean Patterson
Highway 149
Rita Tedrow
Tommy Tedrow
Joan Churchill
Myrene Johnston
Victor
Wagner
Patterson
Charles A. Patterson
Wellman
North English
Senate passes pension tax freeze bill to White House
Washington DC Friday the senate approved the old age pension tax freeze by 47 to 19 sending the measure to President Roosevelt who is expected to veto. The vote margin suggests possible override but doubts remain amid Democratic support for the president.
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Washington
INS
Congress
White House
Senate
Roosevelt
House
Senators Gillette and Wilson Back Social Security Tax Freeze
Iowa senators Guy Gillette and George Wilson joined the Senate majority to pass a bill freezing the social security tax at one percent for both employers and employees.
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Washington
Iowa
Guy Gillette
George Wilson
Senate
Congress faces veto, adjournment risks and tax freeze debate
The account outlines possible pocket veto if Congress adjourns with the measure pending. Leaders indicate adjournment would be blocked until the President acts. The bill would freeze payroll tax at one percent through 1945, avoiding a $1.4 billion yearly rise. Vandenberg will push for a social security review, Wagner opposes the bill.
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Senate
Congress
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Rmich
Robert F. Wagner
D-N.y
El Salvador Uprising Spurs Government Crackdown
Opposition forces of President Osmin Aguirre fired on police killing several and wounding national guards and customs officials. Aftermath saw participants arrested and arms seized as the uprising was contained.
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EL Salvador
Osmin Aguirre
Lt. Thomas Shive Missing in Austria
First Lt. Thomas M. Shive 20, bombardier navigator on a Flying Fortress with the Fifteenth army air force in Italy, is missing in action over Austria since November 25. He earned the Air Medal with bronze cluster after completing 22 missions and wrote a letter dated November 23 after a rest at Capri. A Franklin high school graduate and Iowa State student, he earned his wings at Deming New Mexico and studied navigation at San Marcos Texas. His father Major P. W. Shive is stationed at Rantoul Illinois.
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Thomas M. Shive
Fifteenth Army Air Force
Italy
Philip W. Shive
Eighteenth Street
Austria
War Department
Shive
Capri
Franklin High School
Iowa State College
Air Lorps
Deming
N. M
San Marcos
Texas
P. W. Shive
Rantoul
Ill
Bookkeeper Smiles as She Takes Robin Hood Funds
Oscar H. Gropper reported his 22 year old bookkeeper Madeline Dunnigan is charged with misappropriating between 30000 and 40000 to fund unauthorized wage raises, a pension for a friend, and payments for operations. Dunnigan claimed she did it to help others, saying they needed it while Gropper faced creditor pressure. The case exposes a large, diffuse theft from a leather goods business with no clear personal profit for Dunnigan.
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New ‘York
Oscar H. Gropper
Madeline Dunnigan
Gropper
Frank S. Hogan
Hogan
Robin Hood
Retter
Senate Passes War Powers Extension by Voice Vote
The Senate approved by voice vote a one year extension of the Second War Powers Act empowering President Roosevelt to invoke priorities and rationing, sending the bill to the White House for signature.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Roosevelt
ELAS Head Says He's in British Fold Amid Greek Crisis
A rift grows in the seven party EAM coalition as British report that ELAS commander Gen. Serafis remains under Allied command. Asksoutsis and other leftists split from EAM, while Athens and Salonika see intensified militia activity, mine laying, and barricades. British casualties are listed as very light.
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Elas Head
Athens
EAM
Stephanos Serafis
ELAS
R. M. Scobie
Greece
Askoutsis
Svolos
Anghelopoulos
Elias Tsirimakos
Salonika
Elas Ys
Eighth Army Advances on Italian Front Near Faenza
British Eighth Army pressed forward against strong resistance southwest of Faenza, expanding their Lamone river ridgehead after capturing San Prospero. Heavy rains and a 50 mile per hour wind slowed operations, reducing activity to patrols along the front.
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INS
Eighth Army
Faenza
Lamone River
San Prospero
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